The megalodon is a prehistoric ancestor of the modern-day shark, and just like it preceded the shark, National Megalodon Day precedes Shark Week. National Megalodon Day is June 15. The Discovery ...

Fifteen million years ago, now-extinct species of dolphins, whales and large sea cows roamed the world’s oceans, topping the underwater food chain. Yet back then, any one of these creatures could ...

Researchers have dated vertebrae from a massive prehistoric shark thought to have ruled the waves off northern Australia back ...

Megalodons were the biggest sharks on the planet. Recent studies show how these apex predators reached lengths of 50 feet with heads the size of cars.

The ocean depths are full of mysteries and monsters. But some of its greatest secrets and behemoths lie not beneath the waves ...

The largest predatory fish ever is the megalodon shark, and new details about its diet have now been revealed. The megalodon, which had teeth the size of humans, was named after the Greek word "big ...

(CNN) — Paleobiologist Dr. Kenshu Shimada has been fascinated by fossil sharks, including the giant Otodus megalodon, since childhood — he found his first megalodon tooth at 13 years old. So when he ...

A prehistoric megalodon tooth measuring 6.5 inches was found buried in clay at a site in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, according to a tour group leading the excursion. Palmetto Fossil Excursions photo ...

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. — A couple out for a stroll last week along Wrightsville Beach came across something much more exciting than the typical seashell or sea glass. Sydney Williams found a ...

A prehistoric megalodon tooth the size of a soup bowl was found buried at a fossil-rich site in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, according to a tour group leading the excursion. The tooth — measured at ...